Opioids Libido/hormone questions and addiction help... :/

[HustlinBlues]

ive been completely addicted to oxycodone for about 4 months now, at first i was snorting them and now i am thoroughly addicted to banging them. During the first three months, unless i did alot throughout the day or if i had just done some before i tried to have sex, there wasnt much of a difference sexual wise except for delayed orgasm. But, for the past month or so now, it seems my horomes have completely shut down, or atleast my libido has. It seems no matter what how many i do, and even if i dont do any that day or for two days and i am going through bad witrhdrawals, my body still has no desire to have sex, and if my girlfreind gets my dick hard, it quickly, and i mean quickly, goes away once we start. I want to have sex really bad and obviously i am torturing my girlfreind, who now is doing them as well which was an attempt of me to keep her happy. I dont know what to do, it is extremely hard for me to quit, my withdrawals last for a long time and even if i get through the first day or so and get on suboxone which eventually works with withdrawals, i wind up giving in to my urges. I have never been so badly addicted to anything and it is raping me of everything i have. It reminds me of the movie "Requirem for a dream" because at first when i started selling these i was making so much money and saved up a good ammount and everything was fine, but once i picked up that needle ive lost so much money and i am struggling just to stay afloat.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to get my libido back? the only thing that has worked pretty much was Viagra, which i cannot get a hold of it was only a one time thing. How can i get my libido back or atleast have sex? ANyone have any ideas on how i could taper off of these so the withdrawal and urges arent so bad when i do try to quit? I really want to quit before its too late I just dont kjnow what to do anymore ive tried everything. The main thing is i have a script which i sell and i sell alot so even if i do attempt to quit, the temptation is too much, and i dont want to stop selling right now because i lost so much money i want to atleast get back to where i was or atleast have a grand or so saved up for rent (which only takes about a week or two of good flips) before i stop dealing so i dont lose my apartment and everything. I got myself in a big mess and i dont know what to do anymore, if anyone has any advice id love ot hear it.

 

[Mr Blonde]

Buproprion, which is used for smoking cessation, can increase sexual drive. I've used it whilst addicted to opioids with some success.

Is buprenorphine an option for you? Or methadone?

 

[HustlinBlues]

ive never tried using methadone to taper off because i dont have a connect for it, im going to look into that actually... I have tried with subs before and it seems to work for me only after ive been withdrawing for almost two days, and usually i give in to the urges by then. After they start working though the mental urges have overcame me the 2 times i have tried this in the past, n then once i give in once i feel like i have failed n jus give up again... im really at my wits end with this addiction and im really ready to try anything. I have a hard time with the mental aspect as well and i need to probably do an entire lifestyle change soon for success. Methadone is an idea im going to look into that what would be a proper tapering method with switching to methadone from about ~300 mg of oxycodone a day?

anyone have any ideas with the mental aspect, i find thorughotu withdrawal and even after it for a while i suffer from real bad depression, lack of motivation to even leave my house, and jus all around disphoria.

where would i find that smoking stuff, you say you have used it while on opiates successfully?

 

[Nikolai]

If you are a constant opiate user your testosterone production can shut down therefore killing your libido. A doctor can provide testosterone for you but he may want to know what is causing the loss first.

As far as tapering off, IMO the first step you may need to take is moving away from banging them, maybe try snorting only and then try tapering. But it may be hard for you to taper and you may need to move to methadone for awhile or bupe.

Theres no doubt heavy opiate use can stop the bodys testosterone production.

 

[Mr Blonde]

where would i find that smoking stuff, you say you have used it while on opiates successfully?

It's Rx only, doctors will prescribe it for quitting smoking and I think in the USA it's also indicated for depression.

 

[anonymousanimal]

I actually started a very similar thread a few days ago. It totally sucks dude and I'm truely sorry to hear that. I have the same problems, loss of libido and the ever embarrasing middle of sex softie. I take (insuffalate) at least 70-80 mgs of oxycodone a day and have been for a couple of months. I started excercising more and taking vitamins which seemed to help with sex at least. The loss of libido is all part of the world of opiates my friend. I have yet to find a libido enhancer. Try decreasing your daily intake of oxy's. I was taking about 120-130mg a day and am now down to about 60-70 mg. I requested 5mg tablets of oxycodone because I am trying to taper off myself. I know that it is a shitload of powder, but 5mg tablets make for a great taper dose. Withdrawls are a bitch, everyone knows this. Try dosing a few mgs when your withdrawl starts getting unbearable and do this for a few days (This is where the 5's come in handy). The best way is suboxone though. It will get you past the first 3 days which seem to be the worst. I have tried to taper with methadone as well. The meth seemed to work well and squashed a lot of my cravings for oxy's as well. I had six 10mg tablets and took them over a three day period with descent results. I have never been able to totally kill WD, but have been able to keep it at bay with tapering with 5's, suboxone, and a couple days of methadone. Dealing them is very tempting. The economy is in the dumps and OC's are a red hot item, which leads to temptation to make some more money. Just be sure that you totally trust the friends that you deal with. Good luck bro, I know this shit can be very frustrating.

 

[Captain.Heroin]

I would suggest to get on Suboxone; it doesn't repress your testosterone levels as much as methadone and other full agonist opiates do.

 

[WSB15]

Daily opiates will crush your testosterone production. Suboxone seems to be better than oxycodone or methadone, but probably still lowers testosterone. When I was on it I had my testosterone checked and it was still normal on 6 mg of Suboxone. But after getting off it I have less body fat, more muscle, slightly more facial hair/chest hair, and a higher sex drive, so it probably was suppressing my T somewhat. You'd still probably be much better off on Suboxone though than banging oxy, so I'd recommend it.

If you have a script for the oxy, though, you could just tell the doctor about it and he'd give you a script for viagra or cialis.

 

[HustlinBlues]

thanks for all the advice guys, im going to put a pause for a few days on gettin more blues to sell until i go through atleast my 4th day of not using and being on suboxone. This time im more determined than ever so ill jus keep my prayers high. and about the asking the doctor for viagra and such, i dont have insurance and the pills cost about 20 dollars a peice or more! ridiculous prices honestly. hopefully i can kick this habit for a while and stay strong, knowing with subs in my system i cant get high if i wanted to. Guess thats the only sure fire way,